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August 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alberto Filgueiras, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, CQUniversity Australia The year was 1920. It was George “Babe” Ruth’s first season playing for the New York Yankees. During that season, he scored an amazing 54 home runs. He alone scored more home runs than any team. However, “The Bambino,” ... <a title="Elite athletes are generally smarter than us – cognitive sciences can explain why" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/15/elite-athletes-are-generally-smarter-than-us-cognitive-sciences-can-explain-why-234665/" aria-label="Read more about Elite athletes are generally smarter than us – cognitive sciences can explain why">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2024
By Brooklyn Self, Queensland University of Technology Gendered online violence is silencing women journalists in Fiji, says Pacific media scholar Dr Shailendra Singh. The harmful trend involves unwanted private messages, hateful language and threats to reputation, often from anonymous sources. The visibility of women journalists has made them frequent targets, while perpetrators can harness popular ... <a title="Online abusers ‘shaming, silencing’ Fiji women journalists, say researchers" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/15/online-abusers-shaming-silencing-fiji-women-journalists-say-researchers/" aria-label="Read more about Online abusers ‘shaming, silencing’ Fiji women journalists, say researchers">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Simon Wright, Senior Research Fellow, Energy & Circularity, Gulbali Institute, Charles Sturt University The race is on to transition to clean energy. Solar and wind farm developers are inundating regional communities in the hope they will host generation and transmission infrastructure. This extra capacity is needed to ... <a title="If we want more solar and wind farms, we need to get locals on board by ensuring they all benefit too" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/15/if-we-want-more-solar-and-wind-farms-we-need-to-get-locals-on-board-by-ensuring-they-all-benefit-too-236226/" aria-label="Read more about If we want more solar and wind farms, we need to get locals on board by ensuring they all benefit too">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Joellen Riley Munton, Professor of Law, University of Technology Sydney Kmpzzz/Shutterstock You are working long hours, being repeatedly rostered to work weekends and are increasingly anxious and unhappy in your job. Enough’s enough, you decide to quit, but your boss won’t let you. The ABC’s Four Corners ... <a title="“They won’t let me go”. Can your boss stop you from resigning?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/15/they-wont-let-me-go-can-your-boss-stop-you-from-resigning-236783/" aria-label="Read more about “They won’t let me go”. Can your boss stop you from resigning?">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Naomi Smith, Lecturer in Sociology, University of the Sunshine Coast Paris 2024 might go down in history as the most meme-d sporting event ever. Traditionally, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has focused on broadcast media such as free-to-air television as its primary medium, with rights holders paying ... <a title="How Paris 2024 became the most meme-d Olympics ever" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/15/how-paris-2024-became-the-most-meme-d-olympics-ever-236684/" aria-label="Read more about How Paris 2024 became the most meme-d Olympics ever">Read more</a>
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August 15, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anthony Clarke, PhD Student in Applied Geology, Curtin University Alzay/Shutterstock During the solstices, thousands gather at Stonehenge on the Salisbury Plain in England to celebrate the monument’s astronomical alignment. The focal point of these festivities is the Altar Stone – the six-tonne sandstone slab that lies flat ... <a title="The Altar Stone of Stonehenge came from an unexpectedly distant place, new study reveals" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/15/the-altar-stone-of-stonehenge-came-from-an-unexpectedly-distant-place-new-study-reveals-232391/" aria-label="Read more about The Altar Stone of Stonehenge came from an unexpectedly distant place, new study reveals">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Diane Kraal, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Business Law and Taxation Dept, Monash Business School, Monash University KDS Photographics/Shutterstock Speaking on ABC’s Q&A on Monday night, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz claimed Australia was “giving away its natural resources”, something he found “mind boggling”. He said that if ... <a title="Is Australia ‘giving away’ its natural resources?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/14/is-australia-giving-away-its-natural-resources-236784/" aria-label="Read more about Is Australia ‘giving away’ its natural resources?">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Gambling reform has become a major issue of tension for the government as it prepares to respond to a cross-party committee inquiry led by former Labor member, the late Peta Murphy. The inquiry’s report, released last year, unanimously recommended a ... <a title="Politics With Michelle Grattan: Andrew Wilkie says government ‘scared stiff’ of gambling companies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/14/politics-with-michelle-grattan-andrew-wilkie-says-government-scared-stiff-of-gambling-companies-236790/" aria-label="Read more about Politics With Michelle Grattan: Andrew Wilkie says government ‘scared stiff’ of gambling companies">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Craig Mark, Adjunct Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Hosei University In a surprise announcement, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said today he would step down as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) next month, bringing his premiership to an early end. Since coming to office in ... <a title="Why did Japan’s prime minister decide to step down? And who might replace him?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/14/why-did-japans-prime-minister-decide-to-step-down-and-who-might-replace-him-236797/" aria-label="Read more about Why did Japan’s prime minister decide to step down? And who might replace him?">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2024
Environmental destruction is not an unintended side effect, but a primary objective in colonial wars of occupation. By David Whyte and Samira Homerang Saunders Many in the international community are finally coming to accept that the earth’s ecosystem can no longer bear the weight of military occupation. Most have reached this inevitable conclusion, clearly articulated in the ... <a title="From Papua to Gaza, military occupation leads to ‘ecocide’ – climate catastrophe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/14/from-papua-to-gaza-military-occupation-leads-to-ecocide-climate-catastrophe/" aria-label="Read more about From Papua to Gaza, military occupation leads to ‘ecocide’ – climate catastrophe">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sally Larsen, Senior Lecturer in Education, University of New England On Wednesday, Australia woke up to a barrage of reports about the latest NAPLAN results. Media coverage described an “epic fail”, “plummeting” performances and a “bleak picture”. Education experts spoke of “grim reading”, and Prime Minister Anthony ... <a title="Are the latest NAPLAN results really an ‘epic fail’?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/14/are-the-latest-naplan-results-really-an-epic-fail-236782/" aria-label="Read more about Are the latest NAPLAN results really an ‘epic fail’?">Read more</a>
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August 14, 2024
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hunter Bennett, Lecturer in Exercise Science, University of South Australia Oleg Mikhaylov/Shutterstock Exercise is excellent for kids. Kids who exercise are fitter, stronger, and less likely to be overweight or obese. They have better physical and mental health, perform better in the classroom, and are more likely ... <a title="Is it OK for kids to lift weights? At what age and how heavy? Here’s what parents need to know" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/08/14/is-it-ok-for-kids-to-lift-weights-at-what-age-and-how-heavy-heres-what-parents-need-to-know-235963/" aria-label="Read more about Is it OK for kids to lift weights? At what age and how heavy? Here’s what parents need to know">Read more</a>
